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Coping Digitially hits and hurts the mark:NorthernVoice 2009

by Tris Hussey on February 21, 2009 · 23 comments

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I was just in a session at NorthernVoice that I both didn’t want to miss, and dreaded to go to: COPING DIGITALLY: Breaking Stigma and Healing Mental Illness Through Blogging and other Social Media.
Why? Because I’ve suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts since I was about 15-16, maybe earlier. It wasn’t until 2004 that I started getting real help for it.
Anyway, I’m sitting in the session, listening to the powerful, touching, raw, and open words from Airdrie, Tod, and Isabella, and it’s all welling up to the surface.
All the truths. [...]

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